Daily Quiz anyone?

[zico]

Thanks to the guys for getting this great new site up and running and here is a brand new quiz thread. You know the rules. Please don't post your answers before the quizzer does. Don't forget to post your scores.  

[zebthecat]

24 yesterday thanks zico.

[zico]

BBC QUIZ

1.  What does the abbreviation BBC stand for?

2.  Other than "The Beeb", the BBC is known affectionately by what nickname?

3.  What's the name of the international broadcaster operated by the BBC in more than 40 language which is the world's largest of any kind?

4.  The Archers is a British radio soap opera on which BBC channel?

5.  Which BBC2 finance and business affairs programme ran between April 1966 and November 2010?

6.  What sort of toy was sitting next to Carole Hersee on the television Test Card which aired on BBC Television from 1967 to 1998?

7.  Which Scottish inventor demonstrated the world's first working television system in 1926?

8.  What was the name of the world's first teletext information service and a forerunner to the current BBC Red Button service?

9. Which television sport programme was broadcast between 1958 and 2007?

10.  Which programme was relaunched in 2005 after a sixteen years absence?

11.  First broadcast in 1953, name the world's longest-running news television programme?

12.  Can you remember the name of the light entertainment programme produced by Barney Colehan which ran for 30 years from 20 July 1953 to 31 December 1983 and was compered throughout its whole run (except for the first two shows) by Leonard Sachs?

13.  In which year was BBC2 launched, was it 1964, 1966 or 1968?

14.  Derek Fowlds who played Bernard Woolley in the sitcom Yes Minister and its sequel played "Mr Derek" between 1969–1973 in a show alongside which puppet?

15.  Which of these shows aired first – “Only Fools and Horses”, “Allo, Allo” or Hi-De-Hi!”?

16. Which London entertainment and sports venue became the home of the BBC in 1936? 

17.  Can you remember the first two presenters of Blue Peter back in 1957?  Point for each

18.  On 29 January 1942, the first edition of which programme was broadcast on the BBC Forces Programme?

19.  On 10 September 1982, after 32 years on air, which programme was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 for the final time?

20.  Which BBC programme is the longest-running programme in television history to have the same presenter?

 

[only1billybonds]

22 (yesterday)


Cheers Zico 

[zico]

26. Thanks Zico.

Hope the golf was good.

Yes thanks, very happy with a 13 over with 40 points, although that won't continue as we are on fairway mats at the moment to protect the fairways and of course they are the same lie every time so a tad easier! 

[Westside]

26. Thanks Zico.

Hope the golf was good.

[easthammer]

27 Thanks Zico

[zico]

Sorry for late answers.  Golfing season is back so some evenings answers will be late.

Question of Sport Quiz

1.  Which country is missing from this list? – 2006 Germany, 2010 ____________, 2014 Brazil, 2018 Russia, 2022 Qatar
South Africa (World Cup Hosting Countries)

2.  How many balls are there in total on the table at the start of a standard game of snooker?
22 - 15 reds, 6 colours, 1 cue ball

3. Who won more caps for England: Wayne Rooney or David Beckham?
Wayne Rooney - he won 120, Becks won 115.

4.  Before it became the Premier League, the last five winners of the old Football League First Division were; Liverpool in 1988, Arsenal in 1989, Liverpool in 1990, Arsenal in 1991 and which other team in 1992?
Leeds United

5.  The men's 100 metres (athletics) is often referred to as the blue-ribbon event of the summer Olympics. Which one of these runners didn't win the gold medal in this event in the 20th century? Allan Wells, Frankie Fredericks, Valeriy Borzov, Linford Christie
Frankie Fredericks 

6.  What is Usain Bolt's blistering 100m world record time? 9.48 seconds, 9.58 seconds, 9.68 seconds.
9.58 seconds

7.  Name the player?
Frank McAvennie whilst at St Mirren

8.  What does WWE stand for?
World Wrestling Entertainment

9.  Which of these golfing legends failed to win all the four major titles? Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Tiger Woods
Arnold Palmer – Never won the PGA Championship

10.  In rugby union, who is England Men’s all-time top try scorer? Jason Robinson, Jeremy Guscott, Rory Underwood
Rory Underwood

11. Which sports presenter is credited with devising Mo Farah's celebratory 'Mobot' dance?
Clare Balding

12. Who won more Olympic medals of any colour, Steve Cram, Steve Ovett or Sebastian Coe?
Sebastian Coe

13.  Grand National (1956) What happened next?  (Brief explanation will do)
(Bonus point for each if you can name the horse & Jockey)
Devon Loch was leading the race when he suddenly inexplicably jumped into the air and landed on his stomach, allowing E.S.B. to overtake and win.  Dick Francis was the jockey.  The horse was owned by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

14.  Which of these world heavyweight boxing champions did not win a gold medal at the Olympic Games? Mike Tyson, Joe Frazier, Muhammad Ali, George Foreman
Mike Tyson

15.  In which sport do competitors refer to 'catching a crab'?
Rowing - competitors refer to "catching a crab" when a rower loses control of the oar, causing it to get stuck in the water.

16.  Mystery Guest.  Who is in the picture?  
Princess Anne – For those of a certain vintage Emlyn Hughes thought it was jockey John Reid.  Princess Anne later appeared on the show much to Emlyn’s embarrassment.

17.  In 2018/19, Mohamed Salah shared the Premier League Golden Boot with 22 goals alongside two other players. Point for each.
Sadio Mane, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

18.  Who is currently the highest run-scorer of all time in international cricket in all formats? Sachin Tendulkar, Joe Root, Ricky Ponting
Sachin Tendulkar

19.  Frankie Dettori won seven races out of seven races at which UK horse racing course in 1995?
Ascot

20.  There were 16 “permanent” Captains on BBC’s “A Question of Sport” between 1968 and 2023, name as many as you can, a point for each?
Cliff Morgan (1968–1975), Henry Cooper (1968–1979), Fred Trueman (1976–77), Brendan Foster (1977–79), Emlyn Hughes (1979–1981, 1984–88), Gareth Edwards (1979–1981)
Willie Carson (1982–83), Bill Beaumont (1982–1996), Ian Botham (1988–1996), John Parrott (1996–2002), Ally McCoist (1996–2007), Frankie Dettori (2002–04), Matt Dawson (2004–2021), Phil Tufnell (2008–2021), Sam Quek (2021–2023), Ugo Monye (2021–2023)
 

[zico]

Question of Sport Quiz

1.  Which country is missing from this list? – 2006 Germany, 2010 ____________, 2014 Brazil, 2018 Russia, 2022 Qatar

2.  How many balls are there in total on the table at the start of a standard game of snooker?

3. Who won more caps for England: Wayne Rooney or David Beckham?

4.  Before it became the Premier League, the last five winners of the old Football League First Division were; Liverpool in 1988, Arsenal in 1989, Liverpool in 1990, Arsenal in 1991 and which other team in 1992?

5.  The men's 100 metres (athletics) is often referred to as the blue-ribbon event of the summer Olympics. Which one of these runners didn't win the gold medal in this event in the 20th century? Allan Wells, Frankie Fredericks, Valeriy Borzov, Linford Christie

6.  What is Usain Bolt's blistering 100m world record time? 9.48 seconds, 9.58 seconds, 9.68 seconds.

7.  Picture Round - Name the player?   

Name the Player.jpg (24.22 KiB) Viewed 53 times

8.  What does WWE stand for?

9.  Which of these golfing legends failed to win all the four major titles? Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Tiger Woods

10.  In rugby union, who is England Men’s all-time top try scorer? Jason Robinson, Jeremy Guscott, Rory Underwood

11. Which sports presenter is credited with devising Mo Farah's celebratory 'Mobot' dance?

12. Who won more Olympic medals of any colour, Steve Cram, Steve Ovett or Sebastian Coe?

13.  Grand National (1956) What happened next?  (Brief explanation will do)
(Bonus point for each if you can name the horse & Jockey)   

 

14.  Which of these world heavyweight boxing champions did not win a gold medal at the Olympic Games? Mike Tyson, Joe Frazier, Muhammad Ali, George Foreman

15.  In which sport do competitors refer to 'catching a crab'?

16.  Mystery Guest.  Who is in the picture?   

 

17.  In 2018/19, Mohamed Salah shared the Premier League Golden Boot with 22 goals alongside two other players. Point for each.

18.  Who is currently the highest run-scorer of all time in international cricket in all formats? Sachin Tendulkar, Joe Root, Ricky Ponting

19.  Frankie Dettori won seven races out of seven races at which UK horse racing course in 1995?

20.  There were 16 “permanent” Captains on BBC’s “A Question of Sport” between 1968 and 2023, name as many as you can, a point for each?

 

[only1billybonds]

12.

Thanks Zico 

[mallard]

11 - thanks Zico 

[easthammer]

14 good guesses, thanks Zico

[zebthecat]

15 today thaks zico

[Westside]

12. Thanks  Zico.

[zico]

Good weekend to all.

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Quiz
Try to answer the one million pound and one-million-dollar questions from the UK and USA versions of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and yes one or two may be recently familiar!  


1.   Which King was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine? A – Henry I, B – Henry II, C – Richard I, D – Henry V
B – Henry II

2.   If you planted the seeds of Quercus robur, what would grow? A – Trees, B – Flowers, C – Vegetables, D – Grain
A – Trees

3.  Which scientific unit is named after an Italian nobleman? A – Pascal, B – Ohm, C – Volt, D – Hertz
C – Volt - Alessandro Volta

4.  Which of these is not one of the American Triple Crown horse races? A – Arlington Million, B – Belmont Stakes, C – Kentucky Derby, D – Preakness Stakes
A – Arlington Million

5.  Which boxer was famous for striking the gong in the introduction to J Arthur Rank films? A – Bombardier Billy Wells, B – Freddie Mills, C – Terry Spinks, D – Don Cockell
A – Bombardier Billy Wells

6.  The Earth is approximately how many miles away from the Sun? A - 9.3 million, B – 39 million, C – 93 million, D – 193 million
C – 93 million

7.  Which insect shorted out an early supercomputer and inspired the term "computer bug"? A – Moth, B – Roach, C – Fly, D – Japanese beetle
A – Moth

8.  Khrushchev's famous 1960 shoe-banging outburst at the UN was in response to a delegate from what nation? A – Australia, B – The Netherlands, C – The Philippines, D – Turkey
C – The Philippines

9.  Which of the following men does not have a chemical element named for him? A – Albert Einstein, B – Niels Bohr, C – Isaac Newton, D – Enrico Fermi
C – Isaac Newton

10.  Which of the following landlocked countries is entirely contained within another country? A – Lesotho, B – Burkina Faso, C – Mongolia, D – Luxembourg
A – Lesotho

11.  In the children’s book series, where is Paddington Bear originally from? A – India, B – Peru, C – Canada, D – Iceland
B – Peru

12.  Who is credited with inventing the first mass-produced helicopter? A – Igor Sikorsky, B – Elmer Sperry, C – Ferdinand von Zeppelin, D – Gottlieb Daimler
A – Igor Sikorsky

13.  The US icon Uncle Sam was based on Samuel Wilson who worked during the War of 1812 as a what? A – Meat inspector, B – Mail deliverer, C – Historian, D – Weapons mechanic
A – Meat inspector

14.  Who did artist Grant Wood use as the model for the farmer in his classic painting "American Gothic"? A – Traveling salesman, B – Local sheriff, C – His dentist, D – His butcher
C – His dentist

15.  According to the Population Reference Bureau, what is the approximate number of people who have ever lived on earth? A – 50 billion, B – 100 billion, C – 1 trillion, D – 5 trillion
B – 100 billion

16.  The song "God Bless America" was originally written for what 1918 musical? A – "Oh Lady! Lady!!", B – "Yip, Yip, Yaphank", C – "Blossom Time", D – "Watch Your Step"
B – "Yip, Yip, Yaphank"

17.  Now used to refer to a cat, the word "tabby" is derived from the name of a district of what world capital? A – Baghdad, B – New Delhi, C – Cairo, D – Moscow
A – Baghdad

18.  Neurologists believe that the brain's medial ventral prefrontal cortex is activated when you do what? A – Have a panic attack, B – Remember a name, C – Get a joke, D – Listen to music
C – Get a joke

19.  What club did astronaut Alan Shepard use to make his famous golf shot on the moon? A – Nine iron, B – Sand wedge, C – Six iron, D – Seven iron
C – Six iron

20.  Famous paediatrician and author Dr. Benjamin Spock won an Olympic gold medal in what sport? A – Swimming, B – Rowing, C – Fencing, D – Sailing
B – Rowing

21.  How many days make up a non-leap year in the Islamic calendar? A – 365, B – 400, C – 354, D – 376
C – 354

22.  What scientist first determined that human sight results from images projected onto the retina? A – Galileo, B – Copernicus, C – Johannes Kepler, D – Isaac Newton
C – Johannes Kepler

 

[zico]

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Quiz
Try to answer the one million pound and one-million-dollar questions from the UK and USA versions of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and yes one or two may be recently familiar!  Whoever got Q11 for their million was a lucky so and so!!


1.   Which King was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine? A – Henry I, B – Henry II, C – Richard I, D – Henry V

2.   If you planted the seeds of Quercus robur, what would grow? A – Trees, B – Flowers, C – Vegetables, D – Grain

3.  Which scientific unit is named after an Italian nobleman? A – Pascal, B – Ohm, C – Volt, D – Hertz

4.  Which of these is not one of the American Triple Crown horse races? A – Arlington Million, B – Belmont Stakes, C – Kentucky Derby, D – Preakness Stakes

5.  Which boxer was famous for striking the gong in the introduction to J Arthur Rank films? A – Bombardier Billy Wells, B – Freddie Mills, C – Terry Spinks, D – Don Cockell

6.  The Earth is approximately how many miles away from the Sun? A - 9.3 million, B – 39 million, C – 93 million, D – 193 million

7.  Which insect shorted out an early supercomputer and inspired the term "computer bug"? A – Moth, B – Roach, C – Fly, D – Japanese beetle

8.  Khrushchev's famous 1960 shoe-banging outburst at the UN was in response to a delegate from what nation? A – Australia, B – The Netherlands, C – The Philippines, D – Turkey

9.  Which of the following men does not have a chemical element named for him? A – Albert Einstein, B – Niels Bohr, C – Isaac Newton, D – Enrico Fermi

10.  Which of the following landlocked countries is entirely contained within another country? A – Lesotho, B – Burkina Faso, C – Mongolia, D – Luxembourg

11.  In the children’s book series, where is Paddington Bear originally from? A – India, B – Peru, C – Canada, D – Iceland

12.  Who is credited with inventing the first mass-produced helicopter? A – Igor Sikorsky, B – Elmer Sperry, C – Ferdinand von Zeppelin, D – Gottlieb Daimler

13.  The US icon Uncle Sam was based on Samuel Wilson who worked during the War of 1812 as a what? A – Meat inspector, B – Mail deliverer, C – Historian, D – Weapons mechanic

14.  Who did artist Grant Wood use as the model for the farmer in his classic painting "American Gothic"? A – Traveling salesman, B – Local sheriff, C – His dentist, D – His butcher

15.  According to the Population Reference Bureau, what is the approximate number of people who have ever lived on earth? A – 50 billion, B – 100 billion, C – 1 trillion, D – 5 trillion

16.  The song "God Bless America" was originally written for what 1918 musical? A – "Oh Lady! Lady!!", B – "Yip, Yip, Yaphank", C – "Blossom Time", D – "Watch Your Step"

17.  Now used to refer to a cat, the word "tabby" is derived from the name of a district of what world capital? A – Baghdad, B – New Delhi, C – Cairo, D – Moscow

18.  Neurologists believe that the brain's medial ventral prefrontal cortex is activated when you do what? A – Have a panic attack, B – Remember a name, C – Get a joke, D – Listen to music

19.  What club did astronaut Alan Shepard use to make his famous golf shot on the moon? A – Nine iron, B – Sand wedge, C – Six iron, D – Seven iron

20.  Famous paediatrician and author Dr. Benjamin Spock won an Olympic gold medal in what sport? A – Swimming, B – Rowing, C – Fencing, D – Sailing

21.  How many days make up a non-leap year in the Islamic calendar? A – 365, B – 400, C – 354, D – 376

22.  What scientist first determined that human sight results from images projected onto the retina? A – Galileo, B – Copernicus, C – Johannes Kepler, D – Isaac Newton


 

[mallard]

15 - Cheers Zico

[only1billybonds]

16.

Cheers Zico 

[easthammer]

16 for me,( including 2 Ps  ) thanks Zico 

[zebthecat]

19 today thanks zico.
A quorum of cobras sounded good to me.

[Westside]

14. Thanks Bob. I mean Zico.

[zico]

Blockbusters Quiz

1.  Which “BH” hosted the British version of the Blockbusters TV show on ITV?
Bob Holness

2.  What 'Q' Was the Marquis Who Gave his name to the Rules of Boxing?
Queensberry

3.  What 'P' is the name given to the single supercontinent, that formed about 240 million years ago ?
Pangaea

4.  What 'C' is a system of winds, or a storm, that rotates inwards, around a centre of low atmospheric pressure?
Cyclone

5.  What 'F' is the name of a famous cave on the Scottish island of Staffa?
Fingal's

6.  What 'N' Is the name of the bear controlled by ventriloquist Roger De Courcey?
Nookie

7.  What 'C' in the periodic table was named after a state in America?
Californium

8. What 'B' is the German word for 'Lightning War'?
Blitzkrieg

9.  Which 'C' is the 2004 Oscar winning film starring a huge ensemble cast including Sandra Bullock, Matt Dillon
and Thandie Newton?
Crash

10.  What “N” is a type of whale that has a long-pointed tusk?
Narwhal

11.  What “I” is a hotel chain shares its name with a long-legged wading bird?
IBIS

12.  What 'E' was the first name of the Hungarian creator of the 80's craze the Rubik’s Cube?
Ernő

13.  What 'M' is the capital of Uruguay?
Montevideo

14.  What “A” was the last Carry-On film to feature Charles Hawtrey?
Abroad – Carry on Abroad

15. Which “B” provided Sweet with their only UK number one in 1973
Block Buster!

16.  Which “A” preserved prehistoric mosquitos in the 1993 film “Jurassic Park” which allowed dinosaurs to be cloned by using their DNA?
Amber

17.  What 'T' is a lake in the Andes on the Peru-Bolivia border?
Titicaca

18.  What 'F' is the name for floating wreckage at sea?
Flotsam

19.  What ‘Q’ is the collective noun for a group of Cobras?
Quiver

20. What “P” do you call a person who eats fish but not meat?
Pescatarian


 

[zico]

Here is your "P" East!

Blockbusters Quiz (answers will be early evening today, from 6ish)

1.  Which “BH” hosted the British version of the Blockbusters TV show on ITV?

2.  What 'Q' Was the Marquis Who Gave his name to the Rules of Boxing?

3.  What 'P' is the name given to the single supercontinent, that formed about 240 million years ago ?

4.  What 'C' is a system of winds, or a storm, that rotates inwards, around a centre of low atmospheric pressure?

5.  What 'F' is the name of a famous cave on the Scottish island of Staffa?

6.  What 'N' Is the name of the bear controlled by ventriloquist Roger De Courcey?

7.  What 'C' in the periodic table was named after a state in America?

8. What 'B' is the German word for 'Lightning War'?

9.  Which 'C' is the 2004 Oscar winning film starring a huge ensemble cast including Sandra Bullock, Matt Dillonand Thandie Newton?

10.  What “N” is a type of whale that has a long-pointed tusk?

11.  What “I” is a hotel chain shares its name with a long-legged wading bird?

12.  What 'E' was the first name of the Hungarian creator of the 80's craze the Rubik’s Cube?

13.  What 'M' is the capital of Uruguay?

14.  What “A” was the last Carry-On film to feature Charles Hawtrey?

15. Which “B” provided Sweet with their only UK number one in 1973

16.  Which “A” preserved prehistoric mosquitos in the 1993 film “Jurassic Park” which allowed dinosaurs to be cloned by using their DNA?

17.  What 'T' is a lake in the Andes on the Peru-Bolivia border?

18.  What 'F' is the name for floating wreckage at sea?

19.  What ‘Q’ is the collective noun for a group of Cobras?

20. What “P” do you call a person who eats fish but not meat?

 

[only1billybonds]

15


Cheers Zico 

[easthammer]

13 thanks Zico

[mallard]

15 - Thanks Zico